Railroad tie



Jan. 12 1926.

F. D. LEMAN RAILROAD TI E Filed March 16 INVENTOR- 715.1,6/4/7/6 A'ITORNEY- Patented Jan. 12, 1926.

FREDERICK DUDLEY LEMAN, or Ramon, new ax:601

RAILROAD TIE.

Application filed March 16, 1925. seriaiuo. 15 940;

To all whom itvnag concern:

Be it known that I, Fiin'unizroir DU LEY LE'MAN; acitizen ofth e United States, and

a resident of Baton, in the county of Colfaxand State of New Mexico, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railroad Ties, of which the following is'a specification. r I

This invention relates to railroad ties and has for an important object the provision of simple means whereby the rails may be adjusted thereon for straightening thetrack either when, the track is originally laid or at, an. time: thereafter.

A; urther aim of'the invention is to provide a railroadtiewhich is durable, easy to lay and cheap toman-ufacturei Qther objects "and advantages. will be apparent, during the course of the following description. i

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application and in. which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure, 1 is a plan View of the improved rail tie in use.

Figure 2 is a side elevation. of the improved rail tie in use, parts being shown in ction V Figure 3 is a group perspectiveof the rail engaging rods or hooks and the means for holding the hooks in position.

Figure 4 is a detail view illustrating a slight, modification 5f the invention,

In the drawing wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral 5 designates the body of the improved tie. The body may be made of cement, glass, burnt clay or any other material found suitable for the purpose. By making the tie body of cement or the like the same is rendered impervious to water and the need of treating the tie with creosote or other waterproofing agent as is now done is overcome.

Figure 2 illustrates that a pair of metallic top plates 6 are arranged on the upper surface of the body 5 and are overlapped and joined as indicated at 7. The longitudinal side edges of the top plates 6 are provided with depending flanges 8 which contact with the sides of the body 5 and thereby hold the top plates in position. It might be said that the top plates 6 form a slidable their inner ends unit on the upper surface of the body 5 as the top plates are securely and permanently connected as shownat 7.

The drawing illustrates that the top plate or unit is provided adjacent the ends thereof with spacing elements 10 upon which the rails 11 are mounted. The rails are securely and positively secured to the slidab'le top plate by clamping devices 14 secured to the top'pl ate and tothe. spacing elements 10 by bolts 15. or other suitable fastening devices.

connected to the top platevwithout the aid of spikes or the like which would embed themselvesiin the tie. The rails are held in position by a lurality of. bars or rods 16 and 18, thero s 16 being. somewhat shorter than the rods-.18 and being provided at with hooks 20 to engage the base flanges ofthe rail. The outer ends of the hooks 16 and 18 are provided with nuts 22 by means of which the rods may be tightened or loosened as the occasion re quires. l V

Figure 2 illustrates that the inner ends of the rods 18 are provided with books or bills 24 which cooperatewith the bills 20 in engaging the rails and holding the same firmly in position. The sets of rods l6yand 18 arranged, at opposite sides of the body 5 are extended through endengaged, with the ends. of the body It will be seen that by an adjustment of nuts 22 on the rods 16 and 18 the rails 11 and consequently the top plate on the body 5 maybe adjusted. This arrangement permits the rails to be quickly straightened without changing the position of the body 5. Thus the body 5 may remain undisturbed in the road bed.

The intermediate portions of the rods 18 are extended through the ears or rolled portions 30 of U-shaped bands 32 which embrace the body 5. The sides of the U-shaped bands 32 areextended above the top plate 6 and are apertured for the reception of connecting bolts 37 by means of which the arms are firmly held in position. Also, the rods 18 act as a means to hold the bands 32 in position as the rods must extend downwardly into a bowed position to engage the ears or rolled portions 30. The bands 32 are received in recessed portions 40 in the It is. thus seen that the *railsiare securely plates 26, flatly the rails is permitted.

bodyand are held against longitudinal movement on the body by contact with the walls of the recesses.

Particular attention is directed to the fact that the body 5 consists of three short separately constructed sections arranged in end-to-end relation and provided at their meeting ends with L-shaped spacing elements 44. In other words the body 5 consists of a central section and two end sections, all of which are in alignment and are spaced by the L-shaped elements 44:. The bands 32 overlap the ends of the sections of the tie and thereby hold the tie sections in alignment. The bands '32 also hold the chafing plates 4a in position.

Figure 2 illustrates that metallic base plates 48 have their ends confined between the bands 32 and the body 5. The inwardly extending portions 49 of the end plates 26 extend beneath and hold the adjacent portions of the base plates 48 in position.

With reference to the foregoing descrip-.

tion taken in connection with the accompanying drawing it will be apparent-that a rail tie constructed in accordance with this invention is provided with simple means to hold the rails in position and to vary the position of the rails for the purpose of straightening the track.

In the modifiedformof the invention illustrated in Figure 4 the rods 16 and 18 may be provided between the end plates 26 and the nuts 22 with springs 60 by means of which a limited yielding movement'of Having thus describ is claimed as new is '1. A rail tie comprising a body, a top plate movably positioned on the body and having side flanges contacting with the body, means for clamping rails on said top plate, fastening'rods arranged at opposite sides of said body and having hooks engaged with the rails, and end plates receivd the inventiomwhat ing said rods and engaged with the ends of the body.

2. A rail tie comprising a body, a top plate movably positioned on the body and having side flanges contacting with the body, means for clamping rails on said top plate, fastening rods arranged at opposite sides of said body and having hooks engaged with the rails, end plates having connection with said rods, and bands extended about the body of said tie and having ears receiving certain of said rods,'said body being provided with recesses receiving said bands to hold the bands against longitudinal movement.

3. The construction set forth in claim 2, saidbody consisting of a plurality of separate sections arranged in end-to-end relation and having their meeting ends overlapped by said bands.

47. A rail tie comprising a body, a top plate movably positioned on the body, means for clamping rails to said top plate, fastening rods arranged at opposite sides of said body and having hooks to engage said rails, end plates having openings receiving said rods, means on said rods for adjusting the same, bands of U-shaped formation em bracing said body andv having ears receiving certain of said rods, said body consisting of a plurality of separate sections, the meetingportions of which are embraced by and are overlapped by said bands, and a base plate arranged beneath said body.

5. The construction set forth in'claim 4;,

said end plates being provided with inwardly extending portions underlying and engaging said base plates. p p

6. A rail tie comprising a body, end plates engaged with the body, rail engaging hooks extended through the end plates and having nuts, and springs confined between the nuts and the end plates.

FREDERICK DUDLEY LEMAN. 

